Slipperyer
Slope:U.S.
considers training [more]
Ukrainian army troops.
Why not, we've got all
those guys who trained Iraqi troops just hanging around. Nuclear
Fussing: Most
of the world agrees that the nuclear agreement with Iran is a Good
Thing, although no one claims it is perfect. It seems to be a
tolerable deal that advances interests of both sides. Except for
Israel and the GOP, which promises
to “do everything we can” to destroy the deal. .
Republican presidential candidate Benjamin
NetanyahuJeb
Bush claims
the agreement is a “dangerous,
deeply flawed and short sighted deal”, and
the rest of the parade
says Amen. Take
A Deep Breath:
The Fringe is jumping on a report that “Solar
activity is
predicted
to fall 60% in 2030s, to ‘mini ice age’ levels.” Wrong.
It is not “solar activity” that will diminish, it is the
magnitude of the solar cycle. Yeah, technical stuff. And this is a
statistical exercise, not backed by much, or any, actual science. If
the change occurs, it will not be “a new ice age” - the temporary
solar deficit would be made up by CO2 warming in just 3 years. Go
eat your cereal. Secrets:
The TPP texts are secret. You can't read them. Your
Congresscritter can, but only in a sealed room, under guard, with no
notes taken. On the other hand there are over 600 “corporate
advisers” who have complete, unfettered access to the agreement.

Fun
With Numbers:
Statistically, living in the US is about as dangerous for black
Americans as
living in Rwanda. Secret
Handshake:“What Sanders
proposes is a reasonable equilibrium between public goods and private
interests, one that existed for much of the 20th century. He doesn’t
want to change America so much as make it work in ways it once did.
The hysteria surrounding his candidacy is manufactured, a ploy to
marginalize his voice, which is much more mainstream than his
opponents would have you believe” Social
Science: Fox
is frothing at the mouth again, this time over clinics giving teens
free birth control. Everybody knows its better for them to get
pregnant, not be able to get an abortion, drop out of school, have
the baby and go on welfare and draw food stamps.

Oklahomeless,
Y'er OK: “The
Food Stamp Program... is proud to be distributing this year the
greatest
amount of free Meals and Food Stamps ever, to 46 million people.
Meanwhile, the National Park Service... asks
us 'Please Do Not Feed the Animals.” ...because the animals will
grow dependent on handouts and will not learn to take care
of themselves'” A
#OKGOP tweet.

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